Pareshaya Gyab (Island Base Camp) 5150 m - Island High Camp 5400 m
day 20 : 6 november 2003
  
  tent city  
  Island Peak is the most-often climbed trekking peak in Nepal; that is why Pareshaya Gyab was like a city of tents  
  
  
   
  packing up  
  the portage crew of another expedition preparing to leave Island Base Camp for their journey beyond  
  
  
   
  rocky  
  the climb from Island Base Camp to High Camp was steep with numerous switchbacks zigzagging up a rocky slope  
  
  
   
  summit ahead  
  Island Peak summit could be seen as we ascended... even climbers on the summit could be seen  
  
  
   
  high camp ?  
  camping at an angle... Island High Camp is definitely not the most comfortable place to camp  
  
  
   
  model  
  is this an advertisement for a tent company?  
  
  
 

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